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Fluorescent Nanoparticles for the Measurement of Ion Concentration in Biological Systems
Published on: July 4, 2011
Fluorescent nanoparticle-based Internet of things
Luca Fichera1, Giovanni Li-Destri2, Nunzio Tuccitto2
1Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. n.tuccitto@unict.it.
Abstract:
A prototypal molecular Internet of things (IoT) network is reported. Starting from the design of the communication architecture, we have theoretically simulated molecular messenger information exchange by means of fluid-based advection. The objective was to determine the key experimental parameters affecting information storage and transfer efficiency. The first working molecular-IoT prototype, based on a chemical communication network, was then developed. Its selectivity was ensured by employing as many different chemical messengers as networked devices; thus three different carbon nanoparticles, characterized by different fluorescence wavelengths, were employed to ensure an effective communication between three networked actuators.

